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FORD THUNDERBIRD AND FALCON CONNECTION

We are dedicated to making the job for the hobbyist or professional
restorer easier. We always enjoy hearing from you whether you are
buying from us, have extra (new) items to sell, or with reproduction
ideas. We know that there are times when a replacement part just
seems impossible to find. Take a moment to make a phone call that
will save you a lot of time and frustration. Our specialists are
waiting to answer your questions. Your satisfaction is our highest
concern.

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Touted as America's very first "Personal Luxury Car", the
Thunderbird line first appeared on the scene in 1955.
Americans fell in love with the TBird from the very beginning,
when it outsold its competition - the Corvette - by over 2000%
in its first year! From 1958 to 1966, the Ford Thunderbird line
went through three major redesigns and continued to find praise
and acclaim at every turn. It was the pace car for the 1961
Indianapolis 500, the first individual model to ever with Motor
Trend's "Car of the Year" award, and was even given the honor of
serving the incoming United States President during the 1961
inaugural parade.

While strongly promoted as the "Compact" line of Ford Models,
the Falcon was expressed in a wide range of designs - from
two-door
to four door sedan to two and four-door station wagons and even a
full line of pickups, called the "Ranchero". In later years, the
Falcon branding was even used on the passenger version of Ford's
"Econoline" vans!

Throughout the 60's, the Falcon ran over its competition,
such as the Chevy Corvair and Chrysler Valiant, and became an icon
of its generation. The brainchild of Robert MacNamara (who became
famous as the President's Defense Secretary during the Cuban Missle
Crisis), the Falcon was touted by many big-name celebrities of the
day - including Charlie Brown and Lucy from Charles Shultz'
"Peanuts" cartoons.

Named after Henry Ford's luxury estate in (Fair Lanes) in Dearborn
Michigan, the Fairlane model began as a full size luxury line and
evolved into a mid size automobile by mid 60's. Including lines
such as the Fairlane 500 Skyliner (with retractable hard top), the
Fairlane included the famous Thunderbird grille style and big block
V8 engines.

The line ran quiet in the early 60's and was re-introduced as a
mid-sized line that fell between the compact, racy Falcon and the
full sized "Galaxy" line. As the decade progressed, Fairlanes were
released in models ranging from the two-door sports coupe, sedan
models and even muscle car models with the Thunderbolt line.

Fairlane gained notoriety when it was featured in the James Bond
film "Thunderball"

The Comet was the one line of car models to survive the whole
"Edsel" fiasco. Originally intended for release as an Edsel
car, the Comet was quickly re-branded as a Ford Mercury product.
Based on the Falcon and Maverick model lines, the Comet was given
higher grade interior trim and a longer wheel base. Early models
closely parallelled Falcon design, but continued with the unique
split-grille design of the Edsel.

Over the years, the Comet line included many different car designs,
including two-door coupes, 2 and 4-door sedans as well as a station
wagon line and even a high-performance "Cyclone" model.

In 2010, a woman in Wisconsin was in the news for running her
original 1964 Mercury Comet over a half-million documented miles.
At 91 years of age, she told the news she had to have cruise control
put in because she kept getting speeding tickets!

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We are dedicated to making the job for the hobbyist or professional restorer
easier. We always enjoy hearing from you whether you are buying from us,
have extra (new) items to sell, or with reproduction ideas. We know that
there are times when a replacement part just seems impossible to find.
Take a moment to make a phone call that will save you a lot of time and
frustration. Our specialists are waiting to answer your questions. Your
satisfaction is our highest concern. If you have any recommendations,
thoughts or ideas on how we can better service your automotive needs, feel
free to call us or drop us an email.